Man given probation for pointing gun at 13-year-old after dog bites her

A 27-year-old Wisconsin Rapids man will serve 13 months probation after authorities say he pointed a shotgun at a 13-year-old girl and her family members when they went to complain about his dog biting her.

Stephen J. Larsen pleaded no contest Thursday in Wood County Circuit Court to two counts of disorderly conduct. Judge Greg Potter also ordered Larsen to pay $1,010 and undergo any counseling deemed necessary. Additional charges of intentionally pointing a firearm at another person and obstructing an officer were dismissed and read into record.

According to the criminal complaint: On May 13, Larsen confronted a 13-year-old with his pit bull-rottweiler mix outside his residence in the 300 block of Seventh Street South, Wisconsin Rapids, about walking on his lawn. The dog bit the girl on her right hip and ripped her sweatshirt jacket, and Larsen said: "If you ever come on my property again, I will kill you."

The girl went home and told her mother what happened, and the mother took the girl and the girl's brother to Larsen's residence to confront him about the dog bite, according to the complaint. Larsen came outside carrying a shotgun, pointed it at the mother and her children and threatened to shoot them.

Larsen later told officer he used his dog to ward off someone who had walked on his front lawn but that it did not bite or scratch the girl, according to the criminal complaint.

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Man given probation for pointing gun at 13-year-old after dog bites her

A 27-year-old Wisconsin Rapids man will serve 13 months probation after authorities say he pointed a shotgun at a 13-year-old girl and her family members when they went to complain about his dog

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